Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.^[1]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marcella Mesker	6	6
	8	Phyllis Blackwell	2	2
								Marcella Mesker		7	6
								Annabel Croft		6	2
	4	Annabel Croft	6	6
	5	Patrizia Murgo	1	1
															Marcella Mesker		6	6
															Linda Cassell		3	3
	2	Linda Cassell	6	6
	7	Miranda Yates	0	4
								Linda Cassell		6	7
								Lisa Pennington		3	5
	3	Lisa Pennington	6	3	6
	6	Roberta McCallum	2	6	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Claudia Pasquale	6	2	8
	8	Brenda Catton	2	6	6
								Claudia Pasquale		3	7	8
								Naoko Sato		6	6	6
	4	Naoko Sato	4	6	6
	5	Beverly Mould	6	4	4
															Claudia Pasquale		6	6
															Jane Stratton		2	3
	2	Jane Stratton	6	6
	7	Renata Šašak	3	3
								Jane Stratton		6	6
								Aleida Spex		0	2
	3	Aleida Spex	6	6
	6	Amanda Brown	1	4

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Elizabeth Gordon	4	6	7
	8	Barbara Rossi	6	4	5
								Elizabeth Gordon		6	6
								Sally Reeves		2	1
	4	Sally Reeves	6	6
	5	Angela Walker	2	1
															Elizabeth Gordon		6	6
															Jennifer Mundel		1	1
	2	Jennifer Mundel	6	6
	7	Betsy Blaney	2	0
								Jennifer Mundel		6	6
								Sheila McInerney		3	1
	3	Sheila McInerney	6	6
	6	Belinda Thompson	2	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Chris O'Neil	6	6
	8	Karin Stampfli	3	0
								Chris O'Neil		6	7
								Mariëtte Pakker		2	5
	4	Mariëtte Pakker	2	6	6
	5	Pam Whytcross	6	4	4
															Chris O'Neil		6	3	6
															Jane Preyer		3	6	3
	2	Jane Preyer	6	6
	7	Pilar Vásquez	0	1
								Jane Preyer		6	3	6
								Heather Ludloff		4	6	2
	3	Heather Ludloff	6	6
	6	Diane Morrison	4	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Christianne Jolissaint	6	6
	8	Liz Jones	1	3
								Christianne Jolissaint		6	4	7
								Rene Uys		2	6	5
	4	Rene Uys	6	6
	5	Nanette Schutte	3	1
															Christianne Jolissaint		6	6
															Brenda Remilton-Ward		2	4
	2	Brenda Remilton-Ward	7	6
	7	Anne Minter	5	3
								Brenda Remilton-Ward		6	3	6
								Elise Burgin		2	6	3
	3	Elise Burgin	6	6
	6	W. Nesti	3	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Elizabeth Little	6	6
	8	Sabina Simmonds	1	1
								Elizabeth Little		7	6
								Sophie Amiach		6	1
	4	Sophie Amiach	6	6
	5	Caroline Franch	2	1
															Elizabeth Little		6	6
															Marianne van der Torre		2	4
	2	Marianne van der Torre	6	6
	7	Adriana Villagrán	3	0
								Marianne van der Torre		6	3	6
								Kerryn Pratt		2	6	3
	3	Kerryn Pratt	6	6
	6	Sara Gomer	2	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Mimmi Wikstedt	6	6
	8	Marita Redondo	4	3
								Mimmi Wikstedt		5	6	6
								Carol Watson		7	1	3
	4	Carol Watson	7	6	6
	5	Marie-Christine Calleja	5	7	1
															Mimmi Wikstedt		7	6
															Catrin Jexell		6	4
	2	Catrin Jexell	7	6
	7	Vicki Nelson-Dunbar	5	2
								Catrin Jexell		5	6	6
								Andrea Temesvári		7	3	2
	3	Andrea Temesvári	7	6
	6	Helen Lutten	5	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Gláucia Langela	6	6
	8	Ann Henricksson	1	3
								Gláucia Langela		3	7	8
								Chris Newton		6	6	6
	4	Chris Newton	6	7
	5	Debbie Chesterton	2	6
															Gláucia Langela		2	7	10
															Cathy Drury		6	5	8
	2	Cathy Drury	3	6	6
	7	Linda Geeves	6	2	2
								Cathy Drury		6	6
								Nancy Yeargin		3	4
	3	Nancy Yeargin	6	2	6
	6	J. Godwin	0	6	1

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation